Apple M3 Max vs Intel Core i9 12950HX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
May 2022
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Processor Number
-
i9-12950HX
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1964
Power Consumption
56 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
24
Multiplier
40
23x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1280 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
30 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
5120
256
Texture Units
320
16
Raster Operation Units
160
8
Execution Units
640
32
Power Consumption
60
45 W
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,962
Cinebench R23
24,002
21,471
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,546
Geekbench 6
21,164
14,260
Cinebench 2024
142
-
Cinebench 2024
1,683
-
Blender
415
294
Passmark CPU
4,790
3,832
Passmark CPU
41,188
32,506